Chapter 46: Talking with Old Companions (5)
sent Zhang Dian away, and Han Gang was in the capital, and he had one less friend who could talk a few more words.
First Wang Shao, and then Zhang Xuan, Han Gang felt that Zhao Xuan had the taste of deliberately suppressing Wang Shao and Zhang Xuan, the two privy deputy envoys with great merits.
Is it really for the purpose of using two people in the war against Xia, and now let's depreciate it first?
This is too child's play. If you can't get involved in the preparations for war, how can you take over smoothly when the war comes? It's just by status, but it doesn't work. Even if Wang Shao returned to Xihe, if he wanted to grasp the situation and personnel of the whole road and then lead the army to fight, it was still impossible, not to mention a few months.
And no matter what the Son of Heaven thinks, it will still have to wait for a while to know what the truth is, anyway, Han Gang has no chance to lead the army at the moment.
In the next few days, Han Gang was invited by Han Jin to the group of pastors in advance because of the tea and horse market.
The tea and horse exchange market on Xihe Road, as well as in Guangxi, the Yunnan horses of Dali were traded with tea and silk, all of which had a credit from Han Gang.
Han Zhen treated Han Gang coldly, this was a normal phenomenon, and Han Gang didn't care. Anyway, Han Jin has to deal with the official business of the tea and horse exchange, and it is not easy to bypass him Han Gang.
Today, the business between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, approaching 50,000 horses a year. It sounds like a lot, but with so many horses, less than one-tenth of the war horses barely meet the standard.
Moreover, Qingtang horses grow on the plateau and are not suitable for fighting on the plains. There is no obstacle in the Northwest Plateau, but after entering the Central Plains, it is difficult to adapt to it. As for the Dian horse, it is short, not good at running, only good at walking, and there is no one in a hundred who is suitable for being a war horse.
The really suitable land for raising horses should be in Jibei or Hetao, but unfortunately they have been occupied.
Han Gang went to the Qunmu Division, and here in Kaifeng Mansion, Su Song tried Chen Shiru's case almost completely, and under the joint care of Dali Temple, the Trial Court and the Yushitai, he had already reported the final verdict to the Son of Heaven.
Originally, Han Gang thought that this case involved too much, even if Su Song decided to be impartial and straightforward, in order to make an iron case, it would take a long time to complete a series of evidence, such as confessions, human evidence, and physical evidence, before he could make a conclusion. Where did he think that Su Song had already been prepared, and once he made up his mind, he would be able to hammer a nail on the coffin immediately.
But the possibility of Su Song continuing to serve as the Kaifeng Mansion of Quanzhi is already very small.
He has been in office for a year in Kaifeng.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, the three Kaifeng Mansion Yin, Taizong Zhao Guangyi, Wei King Zhao Tingmei and Emperor Zhenzong were able to entrench themselves in this position for a long time. But the courtiers' power to know Kaifeng Mansion basically did not have a full term. The shortest ones were replaced before they took office, and after taking office, the short ones were a few months, and the longest ones were only two years. Su Song wants to jump out of the law that has lasted for a hundred years, and it is unlikely.
Shu Yan of the Yushitai has been biting Su Song recently. It's not because of Chen Shiru's case, Su Song has smashed this case into an iron case, even if Yu Shitai wants to make trouble in this case, he can only instigate the Lu family of Dali Temple to protect Chen Shiru and his wife Chen Li. But Su Song doesn't have a place to speak, with the style of Yu Shi Tai Wen Zhuang, even if it's right, he can make up mistakes for you, not to mention Su Song, who has a handle outside. He is not Han Gang, so the Son of Heaven has to protect him.
Regarding Shu Yan's behavior, Lu Huiqing must be in a bad mood.
When Han Gang was in the Chang Dynasty in the past two days, when he saw Lu Huiqing, although the other party's expression did not show anything unusual, the number of greetings and exchanges with people dropped significantly. And Han Gang also heard yesterday that the day before yesterday, there was a magistrate in Jiangnan who wrote a book to discuss the problem of disturbing the people and hindering education, and was invited by Lu Huiqing to move the Son of Heaven, issued an edict and severely reprimanded, and demoted Jingnan to supervise the liquor tax. Under normal circumstances, the punishment should not be so severe.
Lu Huiqing is ready to use Kaifeng Mansion as a breakthrough to carry out the practical method. With the model under the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is difficult for the states and counties below to withstand the pressure of the DPRK. This point, as long as the eyes are not blind, can be seen, otherwise Lu Huiqing would not have arranged his younger brother Lu Shengqing to do official work in the counties and towns of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Here in Kaifeng Mansion, although Su Song did not fully support the hand practice method, he did not set up obstacles for Lu Shengqing. But if there is a new Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion, it is impossible to say what the situation will be. The status of Kaifeng Mansion is only slightly inferior to that of the ruling government, and Lu Huiqing, who is a governor of political affairs, will definitely not have the qualifications to meddle in the personnel arrangements of the position of Kaifeng Mansion, and only the Son of Heaven can make a decision on this.
It can only be said that Shu Yan chose a good time and took advantage of this opportunity to fully demonstrate his integrity and draw a line with Lu Huiqing.
An imperial historian, if he obeys Zaifu's words in everything, and the wind is bad, it will be difficult to have a chance to progress in this life - the backstage of supervising the imperial history is not any Zaifu, but only the Son of Heaven. There is only one responsibility of the imperial history, which is to supervise the hundred officials. During the Han and Tang dynasties, most of the energy of the officials should be aimed at the Son of Heaven, and the official names of the officials who collected the relics and admonished them were the best evidence. But at this time, the speech official has become a tool for the Son of Heaven to balance his courtiers.
Supervising the imperial history can have a tendency, but it can't become a domestic animal raised by the slaughter, that is to say, when necessary, it is okay to turn around and take a bite, just like Cai Qu bit Wang Anshi back then, achieved his straight name, and left a good impression in front of Zhao Ji.
The Son of Heaven wanted to protect Chen Shiru, but Su Song reported that both husband and wife were convicted of capital crimes, so that the emperor could not protect them, and then Shu Yan took Su Song's previous leniency and indulgence in the case of a certain monk who broke the law and involved a certain county under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng, no matter how you look at it, there are some problems.
But regardless of whether Su Song's position can be kept in the end, there is still a joyful atmosphere before the New Year inside and outside the capital. In addition, the newly established Department of Health and Welfare and Kaifeng Prefecture jointly set up a Bao Chi Bureau in the capital before the New Year's Festival, and was specifically responsible for the matter of children's pox - the so-called Bao Chi, which means to protect the child, is even more joyful.
The principle of pox planting has been widely spread in the capital - for the sake of their own children and grandchildren, and even for many of them, the world is interested in inquiring about the mysteries. At present, the principle of pox is basically known to everyone, and pox is only for prevention, not for treatment. Therefore, if you can plant it one day earlier, you will be able to feel at ease one day earlier.
Judging from the success rate of Jingxi News, children who have been vaccinated with pox have not yet contracted acne, but within half a month after the pox, due to various reasons - not necessarily cowpox - and there are cases of death, but the probability is not large, from the current reported figures, it seems that only 1 in 10,000 for the time being.
It's just that the failure rate is only 1 in 10,000, and no one dares to gamble with the lives of the six princes, but the ministers and clans in Tokyo City basically registered in the Red Protection Bureau and competed for a position in the front.
"The first in line is the eldest son of King Yong, followed by the only son of the princess of Shu, and the following are basically clans, and the grandsons of the prince's family are all ranked after fifty."
Wu Yan, one of the three people who recommended Han Gang as an official back then, and now is recommended by Han Gang to serve as a judge in the Ministry of Health and Welfare, has finally let go of Qinggao in the past few days, came to visit Han Gang, and thanked Han Gang for his recommendation. The most important work of the Department of Health and Welfare, regardless of the amount of credit in it, is that the good karma and accumulated merits alone can make people love their children and grandchildren for three generations.
Wu Yan had a great favor in Hangang, and when he arrived at Han's house, he did not salute according to his official position, but only divided the guest and the host, and sat down with his head flat.
Han Gang heard Wu Yan talk about the big and small things in the Department of Health and Welfare, and it was inconvenient for him to interfere now, so he could only chat in private: "The princess of Shu is surnamed Wang,...... The calligraphy and painting are very good. ”
"Wang Xu, it is said that he has a deep friendship with Su Zizhan, and it is said that the landscape is a must. Speaking of the Yanjiang River, Liuxi Yupu, Qinglan Stream, Cold Forest Valley, Taoxi Reed Village, Li Gonglin has to give him three points. However, a few days ago, he was demoted for being rude to the Lord. ”
"Rude?" Han Gang was unhappy when he heard it. Even if she is a princess, after getting married, she is just the daughter-in-law of other people's families, and the affairs of the family are solved at home, and what is it to make trouble in the court.
In the past, when a colt was married, she would immediately be raised to a higher rank so that the princess did not have to bow to her aunt's parents. But now, there is no such rule for a long time, and you have to bow when you should salute, and there is no reason for arrogance at all.
Wu Yan's heart was awe-inspiring, and he once again felt the gap between himself and Han Gang.
Han Gang only frowned slightly, but the power revealed was already a little compelling, and if he was an ordinary official, I was afraid that his tongue would be knotted.
Less than ten years ago, I met Han Gang for the first time in Qinzhou, at that time, the current Longtu Pavilion was just a young man with a bit of arrogance and a bright mind and courage, a poor man, but now he has been a famous minister in the world and famous at home and abroad.
The difference between people's encounters is so far away, if you talk about jealousy, Wu Yan does have it in his heart, but the thoughts are suppressed.
To be able to become a bachelor like Han Gang in less time, he must have the luck of the atmosphere, even if he didn't help him, he would definitely be able to turn the danger into a disaster, and cross the hills and ravines like walking on the ground. He just regretted that he couldn't insist on echoing Wang Shao, otherwise he would never be a Beijing official now.
Wu Yan's mind turned a thousand times, and the conversation with Han Gang was not delayed, "The sage of the princess of Shu is also famous in the clan. His aunt Lu was seriously ill, served on the side of the bed, was kind to the decoction, and did not undress for several days. It's just that Wang Shu was not careful in his deeds, and even became a prostitute and did not return at night, so he was punished for this. ”
"Oh. I see. ”
That's not Wang Xu's. Thinking about it carefully, Han Gang seemed to have heard about it when he was chatting with people, but he didn't take it to heart, and Wu Yan didn't take it to heart when he mentioned it.
Han Gang's memory is not bad, but it doesn't mean that he even remembers cats and dogs. The princess of the Great Song Dynasty was not the princess of the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the princess had an oblique seal, and there were few people who interfered in the court, and the princess of the Great Song Dynasty only had the share of being an honest person, and had little to do with the court.
Han Gang had heard that the princess of Shu had a very good personality, serving her aunt and morning and dusk and being like an ordinary daughter-in-law, she was very praised among scholars, but that's all. Han Gang was not interested in caring either.